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Hi everyone,
After months of not having any decent rain. It has been one dry Summer!!
We have a bit of heavy drizzle and things got a bit wet. The resistance
of my EWEs changed a bit. I wondered why the nulls did not seem as good
last night. Well my control was off a bit. I repeaked it today and wow
are the nulls are sure improved with even a bit or water in the ground.
Here are the results on gw during the day.
FREQ STATION BEV EWE
570 KVI-Seattle S9+7 S21/2
620 KTLK-Portland S9+15 S61/2
710 KIRO-Seattle S9+14 S51/2
750 KXL-Portland S9+20 S7
770 KNWX-Seattle S9+12 S61/2
800 KPDQ-Portland S9+5 S21/2
820 KGNW-Seattle S9+5 S41/2Q
910 KKFX-Portland S9+18 S5
950 KJR-Seattle S9+8 S2
1000 KOMO-Seattle S9 S41/2
1080 KOTK-Portland S9+16 S81/2
1190 KEX-Portland S9+12 S8
1520 KKSN-Portland S9+10 S81/2
The 1500' beverage is aimed East at about 75 degrees. The EWE is
directional to the WSW.
You will notice the difference in signal between the two antennas are
quite dramatic below 1000 khz, but above 1000 khz the nulls aren't quite
as sharp.
Without the termination adjusted right, the Portland/Seattle stations
are within a couple DB of the beverage. So raising the Western leg of
the EWE , the water in the ground, and repeaking the control, has made
quite a difference.
Patrick Martin
Seaside OR
KAVT Reception Manager
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